Discuss your Freecycle successes

debbycuk

Given:
Kids & baby clothes
Baby equipment
newborn toys
double bed
double buggy
Ladies clothes
Maternity clothes

recieved
Brand new Branbantia Washing line!!! (brilliant as ours collapsed the day before!)
Kids clothes
double buggy (different one!)
5in1 babyto toddler rider
cloth nappies
plant pots
toddler toys

tiff

Confuzzled wrote: »

what's the difference between freecycle and freegle? why the name change?

If you do a search there are long threads on the reason UK freecycle has become Freegle in a lot of areas.

bethesda

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

We've never EVER got anything - never any replies to our wanted posts and I'm never quick enough off the mark to claim anything even though I subscribe to the alerts. Also, no-one ever replies to my requests. :rolleyes2

same as us! we rehomed some curtains but were never successful getting anything we wanted. i dont bother now just sling stuff:o

Cinders2001

Bethesda - are you set to receive a Digest or Individual emails?
Digest can come too late sometimes and people miss out.

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As a Mod for a branch in Somerset, I can say we have great successes in our Freecycle (and we are still Freecycle here (at the moment anyway)).

Personally I have lost count of the things, I have offered and received.
I'm currently offering a pram and about to list a sewing machine.
received some Duplo bricks the other day. Wonderful!

We used to get so many people asking to Borrow things which Freecycle don't allow, so we set up a separate group for Freecyclers to borrow and swap things.
It works wonderfully too. We are in 5 counties of the South West now!

I'd hate to think how the world would now look without Freecycle!! :T
Well done everyone who has ever used Freecycle in the Past, Present and in the Future!!

tiff

Do you have a link for the swapping group Cinders, does it cover Bristol?

pipjes

thank god for freecycle... we have recieved a
maple & granite kitchen, built in dishwasher
neff hobb & built in oven
2 leather sofas,,
toy box + toys
small corner loo & sink
cabin bed
single mattress
superking mattress
girls clothes
tp climbing frame
trialer tent cat without tax n mot, really habdy for last winter then it died, but got 6 months use out of it
chicken coop
rugs

given away,
various car parts( hubby mechanic)
girls & baby clothes
boys & teenage clothes
womens jeans
tools,
baby bouncer
magazines & books
videos
odds n ends of furniture
60m fabric
bedding
nursery curtians & bblinds
rugs


and probably alot more i cant remeber, brilliant idea, i hate throwing things out that still have life in them,
also anything that doesnt get given away on freecycle, i have a lady from the local womens refuge come and collect it, as alot of familys have run from their old places with nothing but what they sre wearing!!

pipjes

bethesda wrote: »

same as us! we rehomed some curtains but were never successful getting anything we wanted. i dont bother now just sling stuff:o

why?????????????
is it because you dont recieve stuff that you feel that you souldnt offer it out,?? the idea is to keep things ot of landfill and not clogg up this planet, please if you dont like freecycle, try your nearest womens refuge, childrens home, hospital etc, im sure they would love anything.

jaredava

Gven
Boys clothes
grls clothes
fashon mags
toys
materal
computer
prnter
baby swng
rockng horse

receved
pano
computer desk
freezer
frdge
42'' tv !!!!!!
car !!!!!!!!!!!! ( needed work but was way better than what was drvng)


needed
mssng vowel for keyboard!

westywoo

I've given away loads of stuff: Double bed, shelves, cupboard, bike rack, electrical stuff, books etc. Never received a thing, not quick enough. I still love Freegle though and use it regularly.

tiff

I have been more successful in putting wanted posts on from time to time. I asked for a breadmaker and within minutes someone emailed me as she was cleaning out her grandparents house, quite close to me. Another time I asked for excess fruit/veg from peoples allotments/garden that might otherwise be going to waste and someone contacted me to go and pick the plums from her allotment literally 5 mins walk away. In fact thinking about it, nearly all the items I have got from freecycle were from wanted posts.